a second reading of u.s. gdp will be out on thursday. initial figures show the u.s. economy contracted 0.1% from the preceding three months. india will release its data on the same day. its pace of annual growth has been held down to the 5% level now for three straight quarters. and brazil's gdp is out friday. between july and september, it expanded 0.6% from the previous quarter. >>> and the nik kerkei is up 1.. let's see how other asian markets are opening. >>> south korea's new president park kunei will be inaugerated on monday and will deliver a speech to the nation. the focus is how she'll mention policies to deal with dramatic issues. park officially became south korea's president on midnight on monday. the ringing of a bell in seoul marked oet fishl start of her presidency. her inauguration ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. local time. she will make a speech in front of about 70,000 people. park will show her determination to solve economic problems the country faces. close attention will be paid to mention of diplomatic issues with both japan and north korea.